bꜣẖw
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Egyptian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived from bꜣẖ (“to rise (of the sun)”) + -w.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (reconstructed) IPA(key): /ˈbaʀçaw/ → /ˈbaʀçaw/ → /ˈbaːçə/ → /βoːç/
- (modern Egyptological) IPA(key): /bɑçuː/
- Conventional anglicization: bakhu
Proper noun[edit]
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- a mythical mountain or mountainous region far in the east where the sun rises, said to be the source of malachite [since the New Kingdom]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of bꜣẖw
References[edit]
- James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 213.
- Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache[1], volume 1, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN, pages 422.9–422.10